💎 The Diamond Framework of Value: A Living System of a Restored New Zealand Harakeke Economy - Day 0.
Think of this kaupapa like a rare and precious diamond.💎
Not just because it’s precious — but because it has many faces, each reflecting a unique strength. Each facet plays a vital role, and when they come together, they create brilliance that drives real-world change.
DIAMOND
Te Kāuru Hou—a new leaf: Processing Harakeke (Phormium Tenax) for WholeGarment® Knitting Technology - Shima Seiki. Pg.69
🔺 At the pinnacle: Our Kairaranga our Master Weavers
These are our vision-keepers, our cultural anchors, who hold the intergenerational knowledge of kaitiakitanga and tikanga. They are not just weavers—they guide others and ensure that our resources and practices are respected and sustained for future generations.
🔧 One Face: The Digital Weavers – Ngā Kaituitui Matihiko
They bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds. They’re the ones who document, preserve, and innovate, ensuring that our knowledge remains visible, scalable, and ready for the future.
🧵 Another face: The Tohunga of the Spinning/Threading
These skilled experts refine muka and understand its potential, its story, and its limits. They help translate nature into tangible products with the highest quality.
💼 Another face: Our Arahanga, Our Sacred Whāriki of Trade and Economy
Our enablers of economic flow. These are the people ensuring that the products we create move seamlessly from creation to market, supporting livelihoods and empowering communities along the way.
❤️ The Heart of It All: Our Whānau Whānui – Our Communities, Our People
This is where the true impact begins — and where lasting change is rooted. From rangatahi to kaumātua, from learners to whānau in transition, these are the people whose lives will be most transformed by a thriving harakeke economy.
For policymakers, investors, and decision-makers: this is not just social impact — it’s economic resilience in action. When we invest in our communities, we’re building a self-sustaining ecosystem that restores land, uplifts people, and creates long-term regional prosperity.
This is the foundation of a regenerative economy — grown by the people, for the future of Aotearoa.
🧭 How do YOU fit in?
You don’t need to be an expert to be part of this. If you feel the call, there’s a role for you here.
Whether you’re an investor looking for future-focused opportunities, a policymaker shaping regional outcomes, a learner starting out, or someone seeking purpose and change — your contribution matters.
We need:
✨ People to learn
✨ People to weave
✨ People to innovate
✨ People to share knowledge
✨ People to lead with vision
✨ People to invest with intention
✨ People to heal and uplift
✨ People to build the systems that support us all
This is not just an industry — it’s a movement to co-create a self-sustaining, values-aligned economy for Aotearoa.
An economy rooted in tikanga, empowered by whakapapa, and driven by bold collective action.
It’s a future that restores whenua, strengthens communities, and opens new pathways of prosperity — for all of us.
🔷 The Diamond Framework
One vision. Many facets. A regenerative economy rooted in tikanga, powered by innovation, and led by whānau - people.
🔺 At the Pinnacle: Kairaranga | Master Weavers
Role: Vision Keepers, Cultural Anchors
Value: Holders of intergenerational knowledge—kaitiakitanga, whakapapa, tikanga
Why They Matter: Without them, the cultural, ecological, and spiritual integrity of the harakeke economy cannot exist.
🧠 One Facet: Ngā Kaituitui Matihiko | Digital Weavers
Role: System Designers, Knowledge Coders
Value: Build the digital infrastructure to protect, scale, and future-proof mātauranga
Why They Matter: They make the invisible visible, ensuring the knowledge is preserved, accessible, and scalable across generations and geographies.
🧵 One Facet: Tohunga o te Miro | Fibre Technologists + Innovators
Role: Material Specialists, Alchemists of Muka
Value: Understand and innovate with muka—from extraction to product development
Why They Matter: They hold the relationship between plant and product—turning raw potential into high-value, sustainable materials.
💼 One Facet: Arahanga | Sacred Trade Pathways & Economic Leadership
Role: Investors, Business Leaders, Export & Trade Facilitators
Value: Ensure economic flow that uplifts whānau and reinvests into whenua
Why They Matter: They build the channels for integrity-based commerce and position harakeke as a major player in NZ’s regenerative economy.
❤️ Foundation: Whānau Whānui | Communities & Future Generations
Role: Learners, Healers, Innovators, Makers, Storytellers
Value: The living legacy — from our rangatahi to our kaumātua
Why They Matter: They are the reason we build. This system must nourish, heal, and empower those it serves.
🌿 The Offer to Stakeholders:
✨ To Investors: Be part of the next major regenerative industry in Aotearoa, grounded in equity and innovation.
✨ To Iwi & Hapū: Lead this movement with sovereignty, stewardship, and long-term ownership.
✨ To Government: Partner in nation-building through circular design, regional development, and climate resilience.
✨ To Innovators & Technologists: Bring your skills to elevate an indigenous economy.
✨ To Communities: Step into your gifts — there’s a role for everyone.
